# How to Scrape Instagram Reels and Audio

To scrape Instagram reels, give apidojo's Instagram Scraper on Apify a profile's reels URL, such as https://www.instagram.com/nike/reels/, an audio URL, such as https://www.instagram.com/reels/audio/123456/, or a hashtag URL with getReels set to true.

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**To scrape Instagram reels, give apidojo’s [Instagram Scraper](https://apify.com/apidojo/instagram-scraper) on Apify a profile’s reels URL, such as `https://www.instagram.com/nike/reels/`, an audio URL, such as `https://www.instagram.com/reels/audio/123456/`, or a hashtag URL with `getReels` set to `true`.** Each reel comes back with its play count, duration, video link, caption, likes, comments and author, at $0.50 per 1,000 posts. Every other collection task is mapped in [how to scrape Instagram data](/blog/instagram-scraping/how-to-scrape-instagram/).

Reels data shows which videos and sounds are spreading, and audio URLs let you collect every public reel using a sound. This guide covers the inputs, fields, costs and uses. Finding trending sounds by hand is covered in [how to find trending audio on Instagram](/blog/instagram-trends/trending-audio/). Reels also surface under tags, see [how to scrape Instagram posts by hashtag or keyword](/blog/instagram-scraping/scrape-hashtags/).

## Which Inputs Return Reels?

**apidojo’s Instagram actors accept 3 kinds of reel input.** The table lists them (Apify, [Apify](https://apify.com/apidojo/instagram-scraper-api)).

| You want | Input |
| --- | --- |
| One creator’s reels | https://www.instagram.com/username/reels/ in startUrls |
| Every reel using a sound | https://www.instagram.com/reels/audio/ID/ in startUrls |
| A hashtag’s reels | The tag URL in startUrls with getReels: true |

A tag URL alone returns the hashtag’s recent posts, which don’t include reels; with `getReels` on, posts and reels share `maxItems`, and `until` isn’t applied to reels (Apify).

## How Do You Scrape Reels Using a Sound?

**Copy the sound’s audio page link, put it in `startUrls`, and set a cap.**

```
{
  "startUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/reels/audio/271328201351336/"],
  "maxItems": 500
}
```

Counting new reels per day for a sound shows whether it’s rising or fading. Sounds on TikTok are covered in [how to scrape TikTok sounds and music data](/blog/tiktok-scraping/scrape-sounds/).

## What Data Does Each Reel Contain?

**Each reel is a post with `isVideo` set and a `video` object.** The fields come from apidojo’s output examples (Apify, Apify).

| Field | Contains |
| --- | --- |
| video.playCount | Plays shown on Instagram, including Facebook plays for cross-posted reels |
| video.igPlayCount, video.fbPlayCount | Instagram-only and Facebook plays, on the Scraper API where available |
| video.duration, video.width, video.height | Length and dimensions |
| video.url | The video file link |
| audio | Audio details, on the Scraper API for posts with audio |
| likeCount, commentCount, caption, createdAt, owner | Engagement, text, date and author |

## What Can You Learn From Reels Data?

**Reels data shows what formats, lengths and sounds work in a niche.** Listed below are the 4 common analyses.

-   **Plays per follower**, to see which creators’ reels travel beyond their audience.
-   **Length versus plays**, using `video.duration`.
-   **Sound adoption**, counting reels per day for an audio URL.
-   **Competitor reels**; see [how to track competitors on Instagram](/blog/instagram-scraping/track-competitors/).

## What Does Scraping Instagram Reels Cost?

**At $0.50 per 1,000 posts on the Instagram Scraper, 2,000 reels cost $1.** On the Scraper API, a user or audio query costs $0.005 with 10 posts included, then $0.0005 per post; hashtag reels with `getReels` are billed as one $0.005 query per hashtag plus $0.0005 per reel, with no free reels (Apify).

## Can You Download Reel Videos?

**The `video.url` field links to the video file, so you can save copies of reels you own or have rights to.** Republishing other creators’ reels without permission breaks Instagram’s rules and copyright, so keep research copies private.

## The scrapers behind this

-   [Instagram Scraper Posts and reels from profiles, hashtags, locations and audio URLs; 100–200 posts/sec $0.50 / 1K posts](/scrapers/instagram-scraper/)

## Questions people ask

### Do scraped reels include view counts?

Yes, as `video.playCount`, when Instagram shows it.

### Can you scrape reels without logging in?

Yes, apidojo's actors don't need an Instagram login.

### Can you scrape reel comments?

Yes, with apidojo's comment actors; see [how to scrape Instagram comments](/blog/instagram-scraping/scrape-comments/).

### Where do you start?

At [how to scrape Instagram data in 2026](/blog/instagram-scraping/how-to-scrape-instagram/).

## More on scraping Instagram data

-   [How to Scrape Instagram Data in 2026 What Instagram data you can scrape, the 3 ways to collect it, which apidojo actor fits each task, limits, costs and Python code.](/blog/instagram-scraping/how-to-scrape-instagram/)
-   [How to Scrape Instagram Profiles and Posts Scrape any public Instagram profile's posts and profile details with apidojo's actors, with fields, reels and tagged URLs, and costs.](/blog/instagram-scraping/scrape-profiles/)
-   [How to Scrape Instagram Posts by Hashtag or Keyword Scrape Instagram hashtag posts and reels or keyword searches, compare apidojo's two actors, and see real costs per 1,000 posts.](/blog/instagram-scraping/scrape-hashtags/)
-   [How to Scrape Instagram Comments Scrape comments from any public Instagram post with apidojo's comment actors, with inputs, fields, costs and what to do with the data.](/blog/instagram-scraping/scrape-comments/)
-   [How to Scrape Instagram Followers and Following Export public Instagram follower and following lists, with the inputs, fields, verified-account limit and real costs per user.](/blog/instagram-scraping/scrape-followers/)
-   [How to Scrape Instagram Location Data Scrape posts tagged at Instagram locations with apidojo's actors, with inputs, location fields, costs, uses and limits.](/blog/instagram-scraping/scrape-locations/)
-   [How to Collect Instagram Data With Python A Python script that collects Instagram posts, comments and author profiles with apidojo's actors, then cleans and saves them.](/blog/instagram-scraping/instagram-python/)
-   [Instagram Scraping Limits: Pagination and Blocks The documented limits of apidojo's Instagram actors, how pagination works, what gets runs blocked, and fixes for missing results.](/blog/instagram-scraping/limits/)
-   [Instagram profiles: search or handle lookup? A keyword search costs $0.02 and brings forty profiles. A handle lookup costs $0.01 and brings one. The right choice depends on what you already know.](/blog/instagram/instagram-keyword-vs-handle/)
-   [Measuring a campaign hashtag inside its own window A hashtag query costs $0.016 and brings sixty items with it. That allowance is per hashtag, which decides how you should slice a campaign.](/blog/instagram/instagram-campaign-hashtag-window/)
-   [What replyCount tells you before you pay Instagram comments are billed per post plus per comment, and reply threads are comments too. The top-level replyCount is your estimate, free.](/blog/instagram/instagram-reply-threads-cost/)

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